Collared peccary
Amazing fact
Collared peccaries mark trees and rocks with scent to show other herds the edges of their territory.
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Collared peccaries mark trees and rocks with scent to show other herds the edges of their territory.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Collared peccary
- Scientific name
- Pecari tajacu
- Japanese name
- クビワペッカリー
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Tayassuidae
- Genus
- Pecari
It looks like a wild boar but belongs to a different group; it lives in the Americas and lives in herds.
It has a rough gray coat with a whitish band around the neck like a collar.
It mainly eats plants such as cacti, and digs with its big snout to eat roots and insects too.
How the Collared peccary lives
They are active at night in summer and during the day in winter. In tropical forests, they mainly eat fruit. To sleep, they gather in cool places such as caves and the bases of large trees. In New Mexico, they travel north for food and shelter during droughts and harsh winters.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 80–98 cmShoulder height: 30–40 cm上野動物園
- Weight
- 17–25 kg上野動物園
- Lifespan
- up to 15 years in the wild, up to 31 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- By day and by nightUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Plant roots, seeds, fruit, insects, and invertebrates上野動物園
Where the Collared peccary has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- クビワペッカリー
- 简体中文
- 领西貒
- 繁體中文
- 領西貒
- 한국어
- 목도리페커리
- Español
- Pecarí de collar
- Français
- Pécari à collier
- Português (Brasil)
- Caititu
- Italiano
- Pecari dal collare
- العربية
- بقري مطوق
- Русский
- Ошейниковый пекари
- Türkçe
- Yakalı pekari
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — クビワペッカリーChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Pecari tajacuChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Collared peccary, look for this
- Look for the lower canine teeth that stick out as tusks.
- You may see them rubbing against each other or sniffing another peccary’s fur.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
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Places that keep or show the Collared peccary
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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